At Nanmee, Suwadee is the sorcerer

This Harry Potter person has been a golden-egg-laying goose for everyone involved in publishing, and in....

The fire of alchemists
A fresh angle on the true story of two famous millionaires as partners and foes, and the perfect storm they....

Me and you and a dog named Mu
If a tree falls in the woods to make a book on Zen koans and no one reads the book, does it make a sound?

Harry Potter Quiz winners
The two quizzes on last week's Books page were a bit tricky, but there are always wizards who have all....

Mired in a methane war
This user-friendly guide to the perils of being environmentally unfriendly is unlikely to swing many votes in....

Cormac McCarthy illuminates the gloom of modern existence with a Pulitzer-winning triumphPublished on July 23,....

He's been named one of the world's top intellectuals, but are there more things in heaven and earth....

A 'second father' to some of the country's leading figures today, inspirational teacher Khru....

The merry mentor
A 'second father' to some of the country's leading figures today, inspirational teacher Khru....
The secret fragrance of Thai rice
This book provides all the information that we, as rice eaters, aren't supposed to know about rice as a....
The Last Blue Mile
The author of The Art of Uncontrolled Flight uncovers the proud and sometimes backstabbing world of the Air....
If Today Be Sweet
Tehmina Sethna's beloved husband has died this past year and she is visiting her son, Sorab, in his....

Grace and fun and freedom
In his second book on the subject, Brian Mertens remains effusive in his admiration for Thai art and design -....
Revealing the realm
A new book on Angkor by photographer Martin Reeves transports the reader into a dream world
New light on Suu Kyi
Justin Wintle once saw Burma's icon of democracy riding a bicycle at Oxford. He's learned a lot....
Tantric transformations
A Western artist immerses himself in traditional Tibetan painting

Chaliew Suwannakitti
Background: Author of "Soodlap Setthi" (Recipe of the Rich) and vice-president of True Corporation
Kapol 'DJ Pong' Thongphlap
Background: DJ and author of "Talk of the Shock"